battlements
Example Sentences
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Now she’s back in all her blond-maned glory and it isn’t just exciting in an “always loved her” way; it’s exciting because Pfeiffer isn’t just returning to television, she’s storming the cultural battlements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The two men strolled around the grounds of the castle, taking in the pointless folly of the battlements and arrow slits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Many visitors to Belfast's Titanic Quarter will have noticed the battlements of the Viking village, for instance, built just across the road from the Titanic Studios.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Partly in commemoration of that event, local fishermen put their own stamp on the Good Friday bier procession by lighting fires on the battlements of the Venetian-built fortifications.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Fires burned along the battlements, a vain attempt to drive the gloom away.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
